This cracks me up. A lot. Emily doesn't come to me with questions like these. Which relieves me when I think maybe she's not pondering such things, but then terrifies me when I realize that of course she is, but she's just not telling me about it.

I think they're testing you. I know mine do the same. I think the "parental freak out" is considered crossing the line and is something to be avoided. They look for signs of it constantly and with the critical eye of an anthropologist.It makes me tired.

My girls want to dye their hair too - they were stuck on bright red for a while. They're 8 & 12.Funny how I work so hard to bring my mousy brown to their beautiful chocolate brown. . . Hair and clothes are battles I've sworn not to engage in (it's tough some days though!).

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